Madre de Dios River

The Madre de Dios River is a river shared by Bolivia and Peru which is homonymous to the region it runs through. On Bolivian territory, it receives the , close to the town of , which later joins with the Mamore River to become the after the confluence.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Peru and Bolivia
  • Also known as: Río Alto Madre de Dios

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manu Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip serving the village of Boca Manu and the in the of . The grass runway is on the opposite side of the Madre de Dios River, 3.5 kilometres southwest of the village, which is near the confluence of the Madre de Dios and . is situated 2½ km west of Madre de Dios River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boca Manu.

Village
is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Madre de Dios River.

Madre de Dios River

Latitude
-12.28333° or 12° 17′ south
Longitude
-70.86667° or 70° 52′ west
Elevation
276 metres (906 feet)
Open location code
57VFP48M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3948034
Wiki­data ID
Q849693
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Madre de Dios River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Río Madre de Dios
  • Asturian: Ríu Madre de Dios
  • Azerbaijani: Madre de Dos çayı
  • Basque: Madre de Dios (ibaia)
  • Basque: Madre de Dios
  • Bulgarian: Мадре де Диос (река)
  • Bulgarian: Мадре де Диос
  • Catalan: Madre de Dios
  • Catalan: riu Madre de Dios
  • Chinese: 馬德雷德迪奧斯河
  • Chuvash: Мадре-де-Дьос
  • Croatian: Madre de Dios
  • Czech: Madre de Dios
  • Dutch: De Madre de Dios
  • Dutch: Madre de Dios
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر مادر د ديوس
  • Esperanto: Dipatrin-Rivero
  • Esperanto: Dipatrino-rivero
  • Esperanto: Madre de Dios
  • French: Rio Madre de Dios
  • French: río Madre de Dios
  • French: Río Madre de Dios
  • Georgian: მადრე-დე-დიოსი
  • German: Madre de Dios
  • German: Rio Madre de Dios
  • German: Río Madre de Dios
  • Greek: Μάδρε δε Δίος
  • Greek: Ποταμός Μάδρε δε Δίος
  • Hebrew: מדרה דה דויס
  • Hebrew: מדרה דה דיוס
  • Interlingua: Fluvio Madre de Dios
  • Irish: Abhainn Madre de Dios
  • Italian: Madre de Dios
  • Japanese: マードレ・デ・ディオス川
  • Japanese: マドレ・デ・ディオス川
  • Kazakh: Madre-de-Dʹos
  • Kazakh: Мадре-де-Дьос
  • Kazakh: مادرە-دە-دوس
  • Latin: Flumen Matris Dei
  • Latvian: Madre de Djosa
  • Lithuanian: Dievo Motinos upė
  • Lithuanian: Madre de Dios upė
  • Lithuanian: Madre de Diosas
  • Macedonian: Мадре де Диос
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Madre de Dios
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Madre de Dios
  • Norwegian: Madre de Dios
  • Persian: رود مادره د دیوس
  • Polish: Madre de Dios
  • Portuguese: Rio Madre de Dios
  • Quechua: Amarupa mayu
  • Quechua: Mayutata mayu
  • Quechua: Mayutata
  • Russian: Мадре-де-Диос
  • Russian: Мадре-де-Дьос
  • Serbian: Madre de Dios
  • Serbian: Мадре де Диос
  • Serbo-Croatian: Madre de Dios
  • Spanish: Alto Madre de Dios
  • Spanish: Madre de Dios
  • Spanish: rio madre de dios
  • Spanish: río Madre de Dios
  • Spanish: Río Madre de Dios
  • Swedish: Madre de Dios
  • Ukrainian: Мадре-де-Дьйос
  • Ukrainian: Мадре-де-Дьойос
  • Vietnamese: Sông Madre de Dios
  • Welsh: Afon Madre de Dios

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manú River and Isla del Platanal.

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